SDR 98ZZZX161

Service difficulty report · Spring Retainer · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N83KA
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB436
Part
Spring Retainer
Part number
50820038
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
6,002 hours
Component
50820042601
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHLE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI FROM THE RAMP EN ROUTE FROM OXC TO HPN, PILOT FOUND IT TOOK FULL LEFT RUDDER TO TAXI STRAIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SPRING STRUT BARREL ASSEMBLY SPRING RETAINER HAD FAILED. BOTH THE RETAINER AND THE BARREL END WERE BROKEN. AS A RESULT OF THE BARREL FAILURE, A TUBE, PN 50-820189, WAS ALSO BENT AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO GO OUT OF RIG.